Our Olive Lands — Kfeir
Zaman · Kfeir ez-Zeit · South Lebanon
Our Olive Lands
23 family olive groves in four lots around Kfeir, in the Hasbaya district, on the western slopes of Mount Hermon.
Explore our olive lands
Every bottle and tin of Zaman carries a lot number. Choose your lot to see the groves it comes from, or read how the oil is pressed, what it does for your health, and the story of our family and our village.
Lot 1
Sarja Groves
Four plots on the lower north-west slopes, with Shahaleet near Ein el Jnaineh. Native Baladi trees, from young plantings at Mataeem to the wide-crowned trees of Malakeh.
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Lot 2
Hamra Groves
The oldest of our lots: eight small, mostly south-facing plots close to the village, with deeds back to 1901 and the thousand-year-old olive of Toun.
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Lot 3
Ghabere Groves
Five groves on the west- and north-facing slopes above the village, with Baladi trees and the Souri variety at the two Ghabere plots.
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Lot 4
Sraj Groves
Five groves on the open hills west of Kfeir, mostly Younani trees planted in 2001 and 2017, with native Baladi at Ra2abeh.
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Methodology
How our oil is pressed
Lot 1 goes to a modern press, where one closed machine does everything; Lots 2, 3 and 4 go to a traditional press with stone grinding, mats and a hydraulic press. Step by step, with photographs from the mill.
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Health
Olive oil and health
Where the bitterness and the peppery catch of fresh olive oil come from, what the EU allows olive oil producers to say about polyphenols, and how we measure them in every lot.
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Family
Our family
The AbouJamra family and its olive lands since the 1890s: Mansour, Nicolas and Kater, and the deeds that tie the groves to the family.
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Village · History
Kfeir and the valley
Kfeir ez-Zeit, “Kfeir of the oil”, on the old roads of Wadi al-Taym, and the faiths that have lived side by side in the valley.
Read more →Harvest 2027
The oil from each lot is analysed by an independent laboratory. The results will appear here as soon as the reports are issued.
| Parameter | Lot 1 | Lot 2 | Lot 3 | Lot 4 | Extra virgin limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free acidity (% oleic acid) | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | ≤ 0.80 |
| Peroxide value (meq O2/kg) | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | ≤ 20 |
| K232 (UV absorbance) | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | ≤ 2.50 |
| K270 (UV absorbance) | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | ≤ 0.22 |
| ΔK | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | ≤ 0.01 |
| Total polyphenols (mg/kg) | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | — |
| Sensory: median of defects | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | 0 |
| Sensory: median of fruitiness | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | > 0 |
Limits: International Olive Council trade standard for extra virgin olive oil.
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Why the polyphenol figure matters: read about olive oil and health →
Areas and tree counts are from the family land register. Altitude and slope are approximate, taken from the plot centre on satellite elevation data. Map pins show each lot's general area only. Grove photographs from recent seasons; family photographs from the AbouJamra family archive.